Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-14
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In q
Condensed Form.

was killed near Astoria.
The receipts of the State Far 1901
I'D to between $l4, 600 and $lo,OOO
AT Grants Pass about 200 pupils are
in attendance at the public schools,
The Bandon Recorder has suspended
publication until the arrival OF an
editor.
The corner stone of the new Masonic
hall at Pendleton was laid by the
Grand Lodge.
A majority Of the farmers around
Prineville are sowing wheat instead Oh
rye this fall for hay.
Adolph Dauth took dose OF Rough
on Rats" with suicidal intent, and
died in a Portland hotel.
A large school building is being
erected at Newport. 1t will be sixty
feet long and thirty-six feet wide
Jas. Johnson's barn, near Carlton,
was burned by tramps with all its con
tents, including several horses; loss,
$4,000.
Linkville is to have court house TO
cost $500, which, when completed,
will be the mort costly building in the
county.
Aaron Broyles, pioneer farmer OF
Columbia county, was accidently shot
and killed by his grandson near st.
Helens.
A.. Woods sawmill, near Hood river,
was burned with its contents. The
loss was $4,000, with but $3,OOO in
surance.
J. E. Logan, who has ranch on
the Claskanine, killed catamount
near his house, measuring seven feet
eleven inches.
Charles Manciet, aged 20, was shot
and instantly killed by drunken
man named VIM. Dillon, in the Argo-
naut saloon, Portland.
Two Swiss families have bought 22O
acres of the Starkweather farm near
Oswego, for $1,000, and will place it
in the highest state Of cultivation.
R. E. Maple, the murderer of D. l.
Corker, at Lafayette, has been re-
sentenced to hang. The death will be
fixed by the judge in the death war
rant.
There are several cases of diphtheria
at Roseburg. Two deaths from the
dreadful disease have occurred, and it
is feared several others will not re-
cover.
Jason Wheeler, Indian Agent at the
Warm Springs reservation, has ten
dered his resignation on account OF 6
dispute between him and settlers ovel
boundary line.
DR.. S. w. Mcdowell, who has made
himself famous by contesting the cleo
ton of various congressman, judges
ETC., was committed to the insane asy
lum from Salem.
An application has been made for 6
postoffice at the North Fork bridge
over the John Day river, near the line
between Umatilla and Grant counties
The new postoffice will be named Dor
man, and will be in Umatilla county
The State Press Association meets
at Albany on October IA. J. B. Fithian
of the Portland World, will deliver the
annual address, and Sam Simpson al
original poem. Others will deliver
short addresses. 1t promises to be al
interesting event.
The Portland Board of Trade com
mittee has raised 1920 for the pur
pose of sluicing out ST. Helens anC
Walkers Island bars. The O. R. & N
Co. subscribed nearly one-half thu
amount The steamer Walla Walla
will be put to work at once.
A. W. Mcdonald, a telegraph op
orator, fell into the river at the foot O
D street, Portland, and was drowned
Hugh Brady, a 'longshoreman who re
covered the body, has rescued or re
covered fifty persons from the rive
during his residence of several years il
Portland.
The running expenses OF Morrow
county 'for the past year were abou
$4,000. The Indebtedness to Una
tllla county was paid last year in scrip
upon which per cent. is being paid
This amounted to $780, The as
SCISSOR found 81, 100000 of taxable prop
erty in Morrow county this year, bein.
nearly 100000 more than last.
The United States mail on route No
4l,2l2, from Baker City to Canyor
, City, was robbed by two masked high
J vaymen. Three locked pouches wer,
taken, also money and watch from
the passengers. The point where tn,
robbery took place was twenty-fy,
miles southwest of Auburn. TIL,
pouches taken have not yet been re
covered.
Last TALL car on the narrow gaug,
went over the incline at Fulouart,
landing into the Willamette river
where 1t remained until last winter
When the floods OF the Willamette LITE,
1t out OF the mud and carried it owe
the falls at Oregon City. Here steam
BOAT fastened to it and towed 1t to NJ
incline at Oregon City, whore it wa
got out, not much the worse for it
swim down the river.
About third of the whole State O
Oregon yet remains unsuryeyed. an,
there is only $4,000 appropriated fo
surveying public land in this state thi
year. Tho surveys this year will com
PRISE three fractional townships nes,
Burns. Grant conptv -; ~ " ~,